The Inclusive Alliance Platform – Terra Ranka (PAI – Terra Ranka; ;

Guinea-Bissau Creole Guinea-Bissau Creole, also known as Kiriol or Crioulo, is a creole language whose lexicon derives mostly from Portuguese. It is spoken in Guinea Bissau, Cape Verde, Senegal and The Gambia. It is also called by its native speakers as , , or . G ...

: ''Terra Ranka,'' ) is a Bissau-Guinean

political coalition A parliamentary group, parliamentary caucus or political group is a group consisting of members of different political parties or independent politicians with similar ideologies. Some parliamentary systems allow smaller political parties, who a ...

formed for the 2023 legislative election and mainly led by the

African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde The African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (, PAIGC) is a political party in Guinea-Bissau. Originally formed to peacefully campaign for independence from Portugal, the party turned to armed conflict in the 1960s and was o ...

(PAICG).

History

The Inclusive Alliance Platform – Terra Ranka (PAI-Terra Ranka) was formed in April 2023 by the

(PAICG) and four other parties - the

Union for Change The Union for Change (, UM) is a political alliance in Guinea-Bissau. History The UM was established in 1994 as an alliance of six parties; the Democratic Front (FD), the Democratic Party of Progress (PDP), the Democratic Social Front (FDS), t ...

(UM), the Democratic Convergence Party (PCD), the

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(PSD) and the

Guinean Democratic Movement The Guinean Democratic Movement () is a political party in Guinea-Bissau. History The party was established on 14 February 2003 and was led by Silvestre Alves. In the 2004 parliamentary elections it received 0.98% of the vote, failing to win a ...

(MDG) — in view of the 2023 legislative election. The coalition relies on the "Terra Ranka" program, a set of measures proposed since 2014 by the PAICG for the development of

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. At the beginning of May, the coalition is approved by the electoral commission to participate in the elections and takes as its symbol a house which takes up the colors of the

PAICG The African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (, PAIGC) is a political party in Guinea-Bissau. Originally formed to peacefully campaign for independence from Portugal, the party turned to armed conflict in the 1960s and was o ...

. On 19 May 2023, the coalition signed a coalition agreement integrating eighteen minor political parties that were unable to stand in the legislative elections in order to broaden its electoral base. In the 2023 legislative election, the coalition tops the ballot and wins an absolute majority with 54 seats in the National People's Assembly. The

President of the Republic The President of the Republic is a title used for heads of state and/or heads of government in countries having republican form of government. Designation In most cases the president of a republic is elected, either: * by direct universal s ...

Umaro Sissoco Embaló Umaro Mokhtar Sissoco Embaló (born 23 September 1972) is a Bissau-Guinean politician serving as the president of Guinea-Bissau since February 2020. A political scientist and military officer, he previously served as prime minister between No ...

admitted his defeat after the announcement of the provisional results on 8 June. He congratulated the PAI-Terra Ranka coalition and announced his decision to appoint the leader of the PAIGC,

Domingos Simões Pereira Domingos Simões Pereira (born 20 October 1963) is a Guinea-Bissau, Bissau-Guinean politician who was Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau from 2014 to August 2015. He previously served as Executive Secretary of the Community of Portuguese Language Co ...

, to the post of Prime Minister, agreeing to reconsider his declarations of rejection of this option during the electoral campaign.

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